Cities in Motion

Cities in Motion

Released Feb 2011

Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam

77% positive · 1,086 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $19.99
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Evaluation

Cities in Motion launched on February 22, 2011 and received a series of DLC expansions adding new cities, vehicles, and cosmetic content through 2014. All 14 DLC items — including city packs for Tokyo, Paris, London, St. Petersburg, and various US and German cities, as well as multiple design/cosmetic packs — are fully released. The last DLC to ship was the Cities in Motion: Soundtrack on November 18, 2014. There are no unreleased DLC items listed on the store, no developer announcements of future content, and no post-2014 developer communications. The sequel, Cities in Motion 2, was released in 2013, which aligns with the original game winding down its content cycle. The game launched as a finished product and received its complete set of expansions over a roughly three-year period; that content cycle has long since concluded.
Evidence
Cities in Motion: Soundtrack released on November 18, 2014 — the most recent DLC shipped for the game
dlc listing · Nov 18, 2014 source content shipped
high
Cities in Motion: London released November 20, 2012, one of several city expansion packs shipped post-launch
dlc listing · Nov 20, 2012 source content shipped
medium

Content

14 of 14 released · no outstanding content
Released
Nov 2012

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Achievements
47
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player

About this game

Rendered in rich detail, four of the world’s greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam - await the steady hand of a planner to manage their transportation needs in Cities in Motion.
Overseeing the changing needs of people from 1920 to 2020, it’s up to you to manage everything from buses, trams and subway trains to maximize profits while pleasing commuters.

Key Features

  • Explore four different cities: Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam
  • Engage in a campaign with 12 scenarios, as well as a sandbox mode where all campaign cities are playable
  • Experience realistic 3D graphics with more than 100 unique, highly detailed buildings
  • Use the advanced map editor to create your own cities
  • Play through 100 years of transportation history throughout four eras spanning from 1920 to 2020
  • Choose between more than 30 different vehicles based on real-life models of buses, trams, water buses, helicopters, and subways, complete with an underground view
  • Experience a real-time city and traffic simulator as each location's bustling population commutes between their homes, jobs, and leisure sites
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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